Find Your Vibe, Find Your Tribe

Every family is looking for something different in a school. Answer ten quick questions about real moments with your child, and we’ll show you the kind of learning environment that fits your family. You’ll also get our free directory of 165 schools and programs across the Austin area.

It takes about 5 minutes. There are no right or wrong answers, so answer the way you’d really respond.

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Phone

Your children's first name and age

When are you hoping to start? *

This school year

Next school year

Just exploring for now

Are you planning to use a Texas Education Freedom Account (TEFA)? *

Yes, we have a TEFA award

We're on the waitlist or plan to apply

I'd like to learn more about TEFA

What's the main reason you're looking for a new learning environment right now?

Does your child currently need a one-on-one aide during the school day? *

Yes

This helps us plan the right conversation with your family. It doesn't affect your results.

Your child hasn't met their weekly goals for three weeks and is upset at pickup. What's your first move? *

Ask the Guide what the plan is to get them back on track

Ask your child what got in the way and what they want to try next week

Set up a homework time at home to help them catch up

Listen, and trust them to work it out

If you have more than one child, answer with the child you know best in that kind of moment.

Your child says another learner has been leaving them out at lunch all week. What do you do? *

Email the Guide and ask them to step in

Ask what they've tried, and what the studio's tools say to do next

Contact the other child's parent to sort it out

Tell your child to find other friends to sit with

Your child has been stuck on the same math concept for two weeks and says they hate math. What do you do? *

Hire a tutor to get them past it

Ask the Guide to explain it to them directly

Say it's hard, and ask what they could try or who in the studio could help

Let them skip math until they're interested again

Your Hero's studio voted on a consequence for breaking the studio contract, and your Hero lost free time for a week. You think it was too harsh. What do you do? *

Ask the Guide whether the consequence can be reconsidered

Ask your Hero what the studio's process is for challenging it, and let them decide whether to use it

Tell your Hero you agree it was harsh, but it's the studio's call

Let the Guide know you have concerns, then leave it there

On a tour, your child is asked, "What are you curious about?" Your child looks to you instead of answering. What do you most likely do? *

Give them a nudge: "Tell them about your LEGOS

Stay quiet and give them time to answer for themselves

Answer for them so the moment doesn't get awkward

Kneel down and quietly ask what they'd like to say

After your child's first six weeks, what would you most want to see? *

A report showing grades or levels

Your child explaining what they worked on and what's next

Test scores showing they're on grade level

A portfolio or exhibition of their work

How long do you expect it to take before you know this is working for your family? *

A few weeks

One session, about six weeks

A full school year

Several years; we're looking for a long-term home

E.S.T.E.A.M asks each family for 30 contribution hours a year, a Parent Boot Camp, and a Parent Squad. How does that land? *

Exciting, we want to be part of the community

Doable, though we may use the paid option for some hours

Hard with our schedules; we're hoping for drop-off and done

We'd need to know more first

Which sounds most like you right now? *

I expect to change some of my own habits as my child grows here

I know exactly what my child needs, and I want a school that provides it

I'd welcome guidance and support from the school on how to parent this way

I'd rather leave the learning to the school while I handle everything else.

When your child gets stuck at home (a puzzle, a broken toy, a hard question), what do you usually do? *

Ask what they've tried and what they could try next

Wait, and help only if they ask

Show them how to do it

Fix it for them so they can move on